English Tenses – Easy Guide with Urdu
1. Present Simple Tense
Structure: Subject + 1st form of verb + s/es (for he/she/it)
Use: Daily habits, facts
Example: I go to school every day.
میں روز اسکول جاتا ہوں۔:اردو
2. Present Continuous Tense
Structure: Subject + is/am/are + verb+ing
Use: Action happening now
Example: She is reading a book.
وہ کتاب پڑھ رہی ہے۔:اردو
3. Present Perfect Tense
Structure: Subject + has/have + 3rd form of verb
Use: Action just finished
Example: They have eaten lunch.
وہ کھانا کھا چکے ہیں۔:اردو
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Structure: Subject + has/have been + verb+ing
Use: Action started in past and still happening
Example: I have been working for 2 hours.
میں دو گھنٹے سے کام کر رہا ہوں۔:اردو
5. Past Simple Tense
Structure: Subject + 2nd form of verb
Use: Completed action in the past
Example: He played football yesterday.
اس نے کل فٹبال کھیال۔:اردو
6. Past Continuous Tense
Structure: Subject + was/were + verb+ing
Use: Ongoing past action
Example: She was cooking dinner.
وہ کھانا پکا رہی تھی۔:اردو
7. Past Perfect Tense
Structure: Subject + had + 3rd form of verb
Use: Action before another past action
Example: They had left before I came.
وہ جا چکے تھے جب میں آیا۔:اردو
8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Structure: Subject + had been + verb+ing
Use: Past action continuing before something else
Example: He had been waiting for an hour.
وہ ایک گھنٹے سے انتظار کر رہا تھا۔:اردو
9. Future Simple Tense
Structure: Subject + will/shall + 1st form of verb
Use: Future actions
Example: I will call you tomorrow.
میں تمہیں کل فون کروں گا۔:اردو
10. Future Continuous Tense
Structure: Subject + will be + verb+ing
Use: Ongoing future action
Example: She will be studying at 8 pm.
بجے پڑھ رہی ہوگی۔8 وہ رات:اردو
11. Future Perfect Tense
Structure: Subject + will have + 3rd form of verb
Use: Completed future action
Example: They will have finished the work by 5.
وہ پانچ بجے تک کام مکمل کر چکے ہوں گے۔:اردو
12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Structure: Subject + will have been + verb+ing
Use: Action continuing up to a future point
Example: I will have been working for 3 hours by then.
میں تب تک تین گھنٹے سے کام کر رہا ہوں گا۔:اردو